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The Meningitis Now team are asking you to put on your running shoes and join them in the Great North Run. Rachel Oakley, events fundraiser for Meningitis Now, said: “By running for us you’ll be helping to fight meningitis with every stride and move us one step closer to our vision of a future where no one in the UK …

People considering attending a demonstration to show support for the NHS are being asked to consider joining up with one of the groups taking part. The NHS National Demonstration is being planned for Saturday, March 4 and Bill Kerry, supporters and local groups manager for The Equity Trust, said he would like to hear from anyone who would like to go …

CLASP members will be teaming up with volunteers from the Wokingham Methodist Church to serve delicious breakfasts to raise money for local charities. Sammie Gibbs, Project Co-ordinator at CLASP, said: “We will be splitting the money raised between CLASP and YPWD Berkshire (Young People With Dementia), this charity was chosen by our members. “Our members will be helping to run the event, …

Three UK has announced the launch of a new scheme called Reconnected which will see some of the UK’s most disadvantaged people connected to the digital world thanks to free mobile phones. Reconnect is asking members of the public to donate their unused smartphones to Three, who will then work closely with partners to give the handsets to disadvantaged members …

Solidarity vigil – Trump’s #MuslimBan5.30 – 6.30 pm, Thursday 2 FebruaryQueen Victoria Statue, Friar Street, Reading (outside Old Town Hall)All welcomeDonald Trump has imposed a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.The people of Reading are invited to come out in solidarity against prejudice and celebrate our diversity and tolerance.There are moments of terrible injustice throughout …

Reading planners have criticised planning documents relating to the East Reading Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) scheme. This scheme is a new road for busses joining King’s Meadow Tesco with the new park-and-ride proposed for green space by the river Thames. The road would be built in the floodplain, and a new bridge would cross the mouth of the Kennet where …

Wokingham Methodist Church’s Alzheimer’s Cafe is celebrating after receiving a £300 donation from the GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund. The Alzheimer’s Café opened in May 2015 and provides a place for local people living with Alzheimer’s, their carers and family members to get together. Over the past 18 months the charity has hosted fortnightly gatherings where people have played games, sung, …

For those of you who know Wokingham Music Club you will be glad to know that there will be even more dates this year. Some of those gigs will be at a new venue in town – The Whitty Theatre at Luckley House School. It is a purpose built theatre. Pictures of the theatre can be found at here Tickets …

The Bishop of Swindon, Lee Rayfield and other guest speaker Stewart Lansley, economist, academic and author of The Cost of Inequality and Breadline Britain are hosting a public meeting at The Baptist Church, Swindon. Following the guest speakers messages there will be a discussion including: The UK is one of the most unequal countries in the developed world Average pay is approximately £27k a …